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From: Kari Collins Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 3:08 PM To: Lonnie Brokke Cc: Pat Trudgeon Subject: 1716 Marion St. Park/Playground Proposal Attachments: Community Project Profile.docx; SE Roseville Park Project.pdf; 2015_Places_to_Play_RFP.pdf; City Council Priority Plan December 7 2015.pdf Lonnie, could you add this proposal to the Parks and Recreation Commission agenda for January 5? This is coming at a fast pace due to the grant deadline of February 18. We are hoping to get some conceptual approval from the Parks & Recreation Commission before we meet with the City Council on February 8. Attached to this email includes a profile of the community project, a map of the area, the grant information, and the 2016 Policy Priority Plan that was adopted by the City Council on December 7. Page three of the priority plan discusses the focus on Karen in Southeast Roseville including exploring recreational opportunities. The U.S. Bank grant we are seeking is through their ‘Places to Play’ Initiative that awards funding to communities who demonstrate a need for playground/recreation space in low to moderate income neighborhoods. Over the last year the Karen Interagency Work Group, and recreation programming sub-group, have identified the need for direct play space at the Brittany/Marian Apartments. It is estimated that 200+ Karen youth live in the rental buildings that surround the vacant parcel at 1716 Marion St (see map attached). Partnerships between the City of Roseville, the Roseville Police Foundation, Roseville Area Schools, International Institute of Minnesota, and Karen Organization of Minnesota have come together to support a proposal that would request a grant from U.S. Bank for funding for playground equipment at this site. HealthEast Foundation is also interested in exploring a partnership. The closest park for the Karen youth is Tamarak Park, which has limited accessibility and requires a significant amount of foot traffic through single family residential. We hope the Parks & Recreation Commission will offer a recommendation, or conceptual approval, on how to proceed. We understand that the 1716 Marion St parcel is not a part of the Park’s Master Plan, but we don’t want to lose an opportunity to bring much needed playground and recreation space to our large refugee population in Southeast Roseville. A presentation with greater detail is tentatively scheduled for the February 8 City Council meeting. Please let me know if you have any questions in the interim, and please include this email in the materials to the Parks & Recreation Commission. Thanks, Lonnie! Kari Collins | Assistant to the City Manager/City Clerk O: 651.792-7023| F: 651.792.7020 2660 Civic Center Drive | Roseville, MN 55113 Facebook | Twitter | YouTube file:///metro-inet/...OMMISSION/1-%20JANUARY%202016/New%20folder/1716%20Marion%20St.%20ParkPlayground%20Proposal.htm\[12/29/2015 1:03:59 PM\]